John Sevier letter to Col. Meigs, February 16, 1804.
Scope and Contents
John Sevier, Knoxville, Tenn., letter to Col. Meigs, Agent for the War Department in Tennessee. February 16, 1804. ALS 1 p. (Fragile; fragment of seal on inner paper). Re: Letter delivered by Cap. Samuel Gordon of Williamson County, who has been active in recovering stolen property from the Creek Indians. Would like to have him authorized to obtain additional stolen property from the Creek Nation; permission needed from the Executive of Tennessee. He would like to take rifles and powder with him.
Dates
- 1804
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
1 Mss ALS
General
Recataloged manuscript from early manuscript accessions in the McClung Collection.
- Creek Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Meigs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Samuel Gordon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sevier, John, 1745-1815 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- John Sevier letter to Col. Meigs, February 16, 1804.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
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